The Dellicknora and Upper Delegate River Mail Service. - . The following letter has been forward ed- to .us., by a resident of tipper Dole gatci River, with reference. to the al teration- in the mail service ovor tho border. It appears that tho residents of that, lpcality aro not at all satisfied with-tno Bnggested alteration, but the letter explains : — Sir, — In a recent paragraph of yonr paper appeared a commnnication from Mr. Chapman, M.H.B., that in response to an application, which was received by the Hon. Sba. Dolomite PronTos,, Association that 'approval had been given for tho mail which leaves Bonani; (Vic.) for Kirkenong (N.S.W.) on Monday via Dellioknora to return by samo ronto on that day instead of via TTppor Delegate River, us at present.' On behalf of the residonts of Upper Delogato River I protest, against tho notion of tho Association in this matter If that body had taken the ti-onble to enquiro thoy would havo found that abont twice the number of peoplo aro sorvedb...

Delegntc .lockey CInb.. ' The Coraraittoe'bf ;tho'obovb met at Tattersall's on Monday night. At a previous meeting of tho committee the secretary . was Instructed to find out from tho A.J.O. whether a pro grammo of under £30 would bo al lowod, and also it the horses which racea at tho Bendoc unregistered mooting would be allowed to run at a registered meeting at Delegate. Tho secretary read tho replies to tho effeot that no programme of under £30 is allowable and that providod that horsea running at Bendoo wore not disriualilled under the V.R.C. rules they could run at a registered mooting. Tho majority of the Committoo wero of opinion that a £30 mooting wob not posaiblo, and that as tho bueineBB portion of the townspeople; woro taking nointero3tin the ' racoB,'.- it would bo usoleas to carry tho mattpr further. Sovoral of tho Committoo woro also certain that undor the V.li.C. rules, horooa whioh took part at the Bondoo meoting woro linblp to dlsqualifloation If run at a registered ...

America's Experience oa tho Value of Rural Telephones. Coi.ci.usivr ovidenco that tho farmers of tho country aro using tho telephone ami depending on jts sorvioo moro every day, is found in tho statement that tdree-fourths of tho telephones eold by independent manufacturers oro for rural linos. Tho -farmor~no longer coneidors tho telepbono a 'now i angled contraption,' au amusing fad, or a toy for tho womonfolk to use in visiting It is as much a part of his farm- equipment as bia. reaper. In f aot ho uBoa the tolbphono much oftonor than any of hio ugncultural implo rnents, for never a day paaoos that (ho wire does not servo him in bringing his market quotations or ordors for produco or livo stock, or in carrying his messages to town and saving him both timo and, monoy Tho tolophono flllod a want in rural oommumtios tbat nothing olso — not oven tho rural f roe mail doliveiy — could satisfy, and ovory day boob its use moro -widely extended It has brought the farm into touch with the t...

jlalto it ono o£-?jroar 'regular habi.ta to koep Cbnrabetjain's Collo, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rorhady in your homo as a safeguard against a sudden attack of bowel complaint It is cer tain to bo needed eoonor or later and when that time comes it will be neodod bodly ; it will be noeded nuickly. Buy it now 1 For solo by E BootW Delegate.

Gaihcapi. in J f i. ,Con,nors' wh0 ''' been sufier lug from blood poisoning and Erysipelas fnM some,tlnlE I'*', is progressing satis-' factonly towards recovery. O . o Miss Heath is to deliver a lecture in the Union Church to night in aid orthe funds of the Prcsbyteriau Foreign Mission.So ??o.'- .?:??'?;: ''' oV' '''' Miss Stewart.ofthe'CommercialStorcs, has been confined: to her room for tMc past few days. That she may soon be re. stored to her former;; self,:' ii the ardent Wish Of her Infer* fMrr*1f» nf frlwirtAa ?'?-.?: A heavy thunderstorm,* occompanit-d with rain .and' haili occurred yesterday (Monday) afternoon, 75 points of rain fell within half an hour. : The fruit in Mr. W. Davis' orchard was damaged by hail stones. . o o During the progress of the storm on Monday afternoon, a tree uenr Mr. H. E. Stewart's residence was struck by lightn ing, A calf at some distance from the tree was affected by tho shock, and acted in a strange manner. o o The fourth anniversary of the loc...